GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: April 2017

Wednesday 5 April 2017

INDIA AT A GLANCE

BASIC KNOWLEDGE


No. Quetion Answer
01 Capital New Delhi
02 Area 3.3 Million sq. km
03 Latitude 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude
04 Longitude 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude
05 Official Language Hindi
06 Total Recognized Languages 22
07 Total Coast Line 7,516.6 km
08 Area covered by Forest 68 million hectares
09 Population 1,210,193,422(approx)
10 Male 623.7 million
11 Female 586.4 million
12 Population Growth Rate 1.64 per cent during
13 Density of Population 370.8/km2
14 Sex Ratio 940
15 Literacy Rate 74.04%
16 Male 82.14%
17 Female 65.46%
18 State 29
19 Union Territories 7
20 Largest State Rajasthan
21 Smallest State Goa
22 National Park 102
23 Wildlife Sanctuaries 441
24 Largest City Mumbai
25 Calling Code +91
26 National Motto Satyameva Jayate
27 National Song Vande Mataram
28 National Anthem Jana Gana Mana
29 Time Zone GMT + 05:30
30 Life Expectancy Rate: Male 65.8 years
31 Life Expectancy Rate: Female 68.1 years
32 Ethnic Groups Australoid, Mongoloid, Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid
33 National Days 26th January (Republic Day), 15th August (Independence Day), 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti; Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday)
34 National Bird Indian peacock
35 National Flower Lotus
36 National Tree Banyan Tree
37 National River The Ganga
38 National Aquatic Animal River Dolphin
39 National Heritage Animal Elephant
40 National Animal Tiger
41 National Fruit Mango
42 Highest Point Mount Godwin-Austen, 28,251 ft
43 Currency Indian Rupee